Allowing Women in Combat Arms?

Abstract

Is allowing women to serve in combat arms ethical? Today all MOS' are open to females with the exception of five Infantry, Armor, Cannon Field Artillery, Short -Range Air Defense Artillery, and Special Forces. With the ongoing War on Terrorism the Department of the Army is again looking at the structure of its fighting force. Women became an increasingly important part of the Army after the creation of the all-volunteer force in 1973. Women proved that they are essential to the success of our military, during the Persian Gulf War, approximately 40,000 women served, representing seven percent of the total deployed force primarily in combat service support and medical roles. In January of 1994 the Secretary of Defense lifted the "Risk Rule" which prevented women from serving in units which had a high probability of engaging in combat, partly in recognition of the fact that there is no safe place on the battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 2005
Accession Number
AD1134065

Entities

People

  • Anthony D. Cortez

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Battlefields
  • Indirect Fire
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • Special Forces
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Strategic Security Studies